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whats with a GTUs ??? i bought one today!

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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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Yeah, maybe I'll do a class at the next 7stock about the FC
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:29 PM
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ok ill try this
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:30 PM
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this also
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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this also..im learning the system very slowly..lol
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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wrong wheels, those wheels are the 15"x6.5" BBS wheels from a 'vert:



and see your lip on that is the standard black runner lip found on most FCs, not a front spoiler:

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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:42 PM
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what did the wheels look like on a GTUs?? got any pix of them?

btw..the car has been sitting for 5 years.. i pulled it out of the mud. like i said..it is rough!..it mite be best to part it out! but im not sure at the moment!
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:45 PM
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And the rims are missing their center caps. (Hurray, I finally said something semi-useful)
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:47 PM
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Originally posted by wam
what did the wheels look like on a GTUs?? got any pix of them?

btw..the car has been sitting for 5 years.. i pulled it out of the mud. like i said..it is rough!..it mite be best to part it out! but im not sure at the moment!
89-91 Turbo and 89-90 GTUs wheels:

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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:47 PM
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yea i thought it was a spoiler..the front of it was burried in the mud..so i washed it off and i see what your talking about Icemark!


one more pix
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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Originally posted by Prowla RX7
And the rims are missing their center caps. (Hurray, I finally said something semi-useful)
lol i found all of the center caps but one in the car...i bought the car out of a Goverment junk yard..it has been drugged siezed....the took all of the int. out of the car and then threw it all back in..its a big mess inside!
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:54 PM
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wow i like those wheels..im going to look at friday.and i mite buy.... a 89 turbo, that a guy took the intake apart to try to clean out the 5th and 6th ports, and could not figure out how to get it back togeather..i think it mite have those wheels on it??
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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You can see the stock S5 front spoiler in this pic:

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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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I believe they're the same. Funny, I used to have a '91 vert and had only one center cap. Looks like you needed it. Ah well. I can't wait to get another FC... It'll be awhile because I am a bit too poor for one.
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 12:09 AM
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yea..ive got a junked 86/87 sport with that same spoiler skirt on it..i think..the car was hit very hard on the side and front..so i can barely make it out..lol

Prowla RX7.. ive got some fc's for sale if you are looking for one kinda cheap! :-)
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 12:44 AM
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 08:22 AM
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it mite be best to part it out! but im not sure at the moment!
A 90 GTUs is an extremely rare car, sad to see someone took poor care of it. You would be better off fixing it up and selling it. You'll get top dollar from anyone who knows something about GTUs.
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 03:19 PM
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So let me get this straight! 2 of the 10 ever produced black 90 GTUs's sold in the same week for under 2 grand each. I saw the first black one CLICK HERE but it had a steel hood and some other things seemed sketchy about it. DelSlow, are you going to replace the hood? Also, when you are at 80mph what does the tach read? As for the second one, the govt impound, what did you decide to to with it?
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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So let me get this straight! 2 of the 10 ever produced black 90 GTUs's sold in the same week for under 2 grand each. I saw the first black one CLICK HERE but it had a steel hood and some other things seemed sketchy about it. DelSlow, are you going to replace the hood? Also, when you are at 80mph what does the tach read? As for the second one, the govt impound, what did you decide to to with it?
yeah I was rather skeptical myself, especially when you consider the wheels.
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Old Jul 23, 2003 | 10:52 PM
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yeah I was rather skeptical myself, especially when you consider the wheels.
hmm..do you think its a real GTUs??? mine that is...its got no sunroof and a aluminum hood...how could i be sure its real??? btw..i gave 500bucks for it
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 12:05 AM
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yes, im planning on replacing the hood with an aluminum T2 hood because im planning on swapping in a T2 engine. Im doing this because i believe the side seals on the N/A motor in it now may be getting a little worn because im getting some oil smoke at +6k rpm. What gear at 80 mph?
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 12:24 AM
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I bought a Turbo'd GTUs last August for 6k, only 120k on the odom. The Jpec blew b/c I didn't have a IC. It has a huge sunroof installed and is black on black. Damn thing pulled way tooo strong in the first couple gears.............so sad the motor blew, here comes a rebuild from Sir Landers though. Just taking me some time to pull the block buddy.
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 01:02 AM
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hmm..do you think its a real GTUs??? mine that is...its got no sunroof and a aluminum hood...how could i be sure its real??? btw..i gave 500bucks for it
The big give away, on your would be that the car will have 4 piston front brakes and have the tire pressure sticker only listing 205/55-16 tires
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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ok, what is the deal! 3 1990 GTUs in one week. Here is the third CLICK HERE

Maybe it is 90 GTUs week!

Delslow: go 80 in 5th and the tach should read around 4K, which is a dead giveaway for a GTUs
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 06:27 PM
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ok....i looked on the door....it DOSE say 205/55 16, and it DOSE have 4 piston front calipers.. i looked at the back, but it looks like just a single caliper with vented disc's on rear! I jacked the rear of the car up, and spun one wheel, and the other one spun the same way! i crawed under it, but did not see no id tag or anything about the gear ratio. It dont have norm/sports shocks switch on console.. it dose have a aluminum hood, it has roll up windows, it dont have a sunroof, and has a basic factory stereo in it. ..aren't these things have packages on them like a turbo car dose???... well another thing i found is, that i found a recipt in the glove box that shows that in 1997, the owner bought some RX-7 wheels out of a salvage yard in North Carolina.. so that mite explain the reason for the other rx whells on it??? what ya think???
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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Maybe it is 90 GTUs week!

Delslow: go 80 in 5th and the tach should read around 4K, which is a dead giveaway for a GTUs [/B][/QUOTE]

what is the tach reading at 80mph on a non GTUs.. i forgot..i have not been 80 in a while..to many freackin cops anymore around here
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